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ORIGINAL: the_joker
i'm not trying to start anything so please no one get upset but what is the ama really for through some of my research they only cover you if your at a ama sanctioned field but to be at a ama field at least here in florida were i'm at you have to join a club
There is only one "AMAfield", and it is in Muncie, Indiana. You are covered anywhere you have permission to fly and follow the AMA safety code.
As the previous poster noted, most if not all clubs have expenses. You should be willing to contribute and support their efforts in providing a safe, enjoyable, flying site.
If you don't feel like contributing you can always find an empty patch of land and, with permission, fly there. Either way the AMA covers you. BTW, your $58 does a lot more than just provide you with insurance. The benefits of AMA are too numerous to list here but a little thread search in this forum will give you an idea. Try to get past the negativity you'll inevitably run into searching this particular forum though. Perhaps if you went to the AMA's own forum and did some reading there you would get a good idea.
Your point concerning fields in publicly owned parks is a good one. My club's field is in a city park. The city requires AMA membership to fly but not club membership. We (the club)do all the maintenance on the field and paid for all the buildings and <span style="mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">accoutrements. You would be welcome to fly anytime but most would eventually join the club out of a sense of duty and fairness. Accountablilty and paying your way is hopefully something you will have in common with those 60 year olds someday</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 9pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">. </span>